Quote: Originally Posted by contraption22
Quote: Originally Posted by blueeclipse96
Quote: Originally Posted by Parkerman
Why is the turbo in the back of the engine bay? I hate it there...
Dodge actually did this, not only on our SRT but on all of the Neons to improve performance and lower heat, especially around the radiator (and with lower heat comes less problems and better reliabilty.) On most import cars, the exhaust manifold is right in the front, right behind the radiator. Well, all the heat from the exhaust is going to directly heat the air in and around the radiator, causing it to become hotter then it would already be (exhaust manifolds usually run at least between 500F and possibly even 1000F) and hindering engine performance. Well, on a turboed motor that's mounted like this, the heat would double as turbo housings tend to heat up to between 1500F and 2000F depending on the size of the turbo and how hard you were pushing it. Now, with temperatures like that, your radiator would not only be affected but your intercooler as well. Also, with all the heat starting in the front, it has nowhere to go but back over the motor, making everything under the hood even hotter, where as with our setup, the heat only has to travel down the firewall and out the bottom of the car. So for everyone who bitches about the motor being mounted this way, just think, you'll ALWAYS have the temperature and performance upside when compaired to most and maybe all FWD imports.
But of course, the DCR car uses the 420A Avenger/Eclipse head. Guess where the exhaust is on that? Any takers?
seems to me i remember the exaust ports on the front side of the head... weird
and it has nothing to do with import or domestic as was implied, as many (if not all) car makers in the last 5 years have switched to rear facing exhaust ports honda, toyota, even the now estranged mitsu... there are many reasons behind it, but under-hood temps are awfully low on the list.
